From: Kent Williams <williams@cs.uiowa.edu>
To: idm-owner@techno.Stanford.EDU
So excuse me if I'm new to this sort of thing, and repeating old news but ...
'Ambiento A Fax Compilation' REFCD001
(Reflective Records 415 495 6212)
This hasn't been far from the CDPlayer for a week. Definitely ambient, but
with beats throughout. Sounds like minimalist electronic jazz almost, in that
most of the cuts sound performed rather than sequenced. A must.
'On Remixes' Aphex Twin
Warp WAP 39 CDR
May be old news to you guys, but this is the definite stuff. The
'd-scape' mix sounds like the rhythm track comes from someone pinching
their cheek and wiggling it (an old schoolyard trick), but
delightfully hypnotic. The reload mix is also nice and is also
contained on the US Sire 'On' single.
'Ritual of Life/An Accident in Paradise' Sven Vath
Warner Brothers 9 41403-2
For pure quantity, this can't be beat -- two songs, nine remixes (most
of which bear only coincidental resemblance to the original), clocking
at 74 minutes. I got it for $6 US. This is my first Sven Vath disc,
and while it's a little more dancy than my usual taste I like it quite
a bit. Of particular interest are the spicelab mixes, which are
trippy in the extreme.
Well, next time I post, I'll try and be more specific ...